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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 3a90000f3e7765257eee7ef51199973e93b016d6a43b9271f441335dad4cda90
SHA3-384 hash: ad0098dce91085a8c4f23c540d73f39a0dae5d96e9f913fcabd84fbf422cb703ff24635515ce6082e6c2ce03031e939d
SHA1 hash: 1f9a114bd24208e99bb9d59f74254d57ad83c58e
MD5 hash: 2297cdb540840238201e1ac70707a81f
humanhash: paris-edward-november-kentucky
File name:HSBCSwift2025.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:697'856 bytes
First seen:2025-08-08 12:57:43 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'652 x AgentTesla, 19'463 x Formbook, 12'204 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 12288:nNlcTG2cg9xO7HRybAypQu9MieedFizddKTTb+GwygxtnsoiKR:6G2cg7+HQbVf99/dczddKfq5i
Threatray 3 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1A5E4230126A8881BD5B21FB11AB0E3740B76BCD8D931D2DA5BDA3DDF7CDA7600A44367
TrID 71.1% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter threatcat_ch
Tags:exe FormBook

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
74
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
HSBCSwift2025.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2025-08-08 12:59:08 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Sending a custom TCP request
Сreating synchronization primitives
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
explorer lolbin packed
Result
Threat name:
FormBook
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected FormBook
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1752999 Sample: HSBCSwift2025.exe Startdate: 08/08/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 33 www.br199805.xyz 2->33 35 livelens.click 2->35 37 18 other IPs or domains 2->37 45 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->45 47 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->47 49 Yara detected FormBook 2->49 53 3 other signatures 2->53 11 HSBCSwift2025.exe 3 2->11         started        signatures3 51 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 33->51 process4 file5 31 C:\Users\user\...\HSBCSwift2025.exe.log, ASCII 11->31 dropped 14 HSBCSwift2025.exe 11->14         started        process6 signatures7 63 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 14->63 17 Xp0r8YF6.exe 14->17 injected process8 process9 19 logman.exe 13 17->19         started        signatures10 55 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 19->55 57 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 19->57 59 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 19->59 61 3 other signatures 19->61 22 UkEfb1aX7omW.exe 19->22 injected 25 chrome.exe 19->25         started        27 firefox.exe 19->27         started        process11 dnsIp12 39 creditsquad.info 3.33.130.190, 49723, 49724, 49725 AMAZONEXPANSIONGB United States 22->39 41 livelens.click 15.197.225.128, 49722, 49767, 49768 TANDEMUS United States 22->41 43 9 other IPs or domains 22->43 29 WerFault.exe 4 25->29         started        process13
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
10 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) SOS: 0.41 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Spyware.Negasteal
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-08 10:20:08 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
9
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook discovery rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
SmartAssembly .NET packer
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Formbook payload
Formbook
Formbook family
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
3a90000f3e7765257eee7ef51199973e93b016d6a43b9271f441335dad4cda90
MD5 hash:
2297cdb540840238201e1ac70707a81f
SHA1 hash:
1f9a114bd24208e99bb9d59f74254d57ad83c58e
SH256 hash:
7ae003e3cc305f1f7a14f770e56b9e736822438fdf9e38a3dd8fa656f7a82a13
MD5 hash:
78fe1f61a4d63b2135961bc8611bd80d
SHA1 hash:
49bd281ae84c71cbb5c15daad53b345d83699933
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24 SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
SH256 hash:
41f05afc77e61e5ae04b486865fdc040f2baef2a48aa0c6c669cb8cd06bc9bed
MD5 hash:
0e4b10eb5cd9660ae69f8313a2210869
SHA1 hash:
8257c12bc11ee5a97951d1b9f2bafbeb39680771
SH256 hash:
929f68ecbc742673a03b398ee461f40d1b3d528fe3bfd4a37b6fd6b65fb97f94
MD5 hash:
489d02e73ca15a65d2254b2bf5cebca1
SHA1 hash:
a242c550f61bcbe65e1dde36e0f7ce6cdc126218
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Malspam

Formbook

Executable exe 3a90000f3e7765257eee7ef51199973e93b016d6a43b9271f441335dad4cda90

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (GUARD_CF)high

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